Leicester City Bounce Back, 4-1 Bayern Rout Hamburg West Bromwich with Foster Rooted to the Spot

22 Sunday, March 11, 2018 SPORTS Real edge Eibar Eibar, Spain found Kike at the near post, but he could not eal Madrid overcame a shaky convert. performance to maintain their fine Eibar went close once more after great recentR form to defeat Eibar 2-1 at the Estadio footwork in the middle of midfield by Joan Municipal de Ipurua. Jordan created space for a quick break and Victory means Zinedine Zidane’s side have after a neat backheel from Inui, Kike fired won eight of their last nine matches in all in a curling effort from the edge of the area, competitions, but still trail La Liga leaders which Keylor Navas was forced to tip around Barcelona, who have a game in hand, by 12 the post. points. Azulgranas continued to open up Real as The home side dominated the first 30 Jordan nodded Leon’s free kick wide of the minutes and created several chances to break post on the half-hour mark, but there were the deadlock but against the run of play, a signs from the visitors as Gareth Bale was delightful Luka Modric pass sliced through denied by goalkeeper Dmitrovic after being the Eibar defence for Cristiano Ronaldo to played through by Marcelo. open the scoring. And the visitors were ahead after 34 Ivan Ramis headed home Pedro Leon’s minutes when Modric intercepted a pass from corner to level five minutes after the restart, Anaitz Arbilla before playing a sumptuous but Ronaldo finally doubled his tally after through-ball for Ronaldo to drill home at the previously being denied by two brilliant near post. saves from Marko Dmitrovic to seal all three Sergio Ramos thundered a shot wide after points. good defending from Ramis, while Ronaldo The hosts raced out of the blocks and went was denied his second goal by a fantastic save close on two occasions inside the first minute from Dmitrovic and Modric fired straight at with Ander Capa seeing his effort blocked the Serbian as Madrid improved just before in the penalty area by Modric before Leon the break. headed over the rebound. Gonzalo Escalante’s cross-shot after the Madrid continued to struggle as Eibar restart forced Navas into a desperate save and pressed and the home side were inches from from the resulting corner, Eibar levelled as taking the lead four minutes later when Ramis powered home a free header into the Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates a teasing cross from Takashi Inui nearly bottom corner. (PA Sport) scoring Real Madrid’s late winner (Pic courtesy: theguardian) Leicester City bounce back, 4-1 Bayern rout Hamburg West Bromwich with Foster rooted to the spot. lan Pardew is on the brink OTHER SCORES It sucked the life out of the at West Bromwich Albion hosts and they escaped after afterA the Baggies capitulated to Everton 2 Brighton 0 36 minutes when Vardy poked a damaging 4-1 defeat at home Huddersfield 0 Swansea City 0 in from eight yards only to be to Leicester City. Newcastle United 3 Southampton 0 ruled offside. Jamie Vardy netted a Leicester had cashed in on stunning volley before Riyad West Ham 0 Burnley 3 Albion’s lack of confidence but Mahrez, Kelechi Iheanacho were almost undone just before and Vicente Iborra sunk Vardy almost connected with levelled after 21 minutes the break when Rondon’s shot the Baggies, cancelling out Mahrez’s teasing centre but the with a goal of brilliance and hit Morgan and deflected over. Salomon Rondon’s early Baggies controlled the early simplicity. Yet that was the final threat Bayern Munich team celebrate victory (Pic courtesy: fcbayern) opener for the hosts. stages. Chris Brunt dragged Mahrez launched a ball from the Baggies as they fell London kick, which he dispatched It was Albion’s seventh a shot wide before Grzegorz over the top from deep in his apart in the second half. obert Lewandowski to add to second-half straight defeat in all Krychowiak’s deflected effort own half and it dropped over Krychowiak appeared to scored his 100th strikes from Arjen Robben competitions and they remain was tipped onto the bar by Vardy’s shoulder on the edge swap words with Pardew when BundesligaR goal for Bayern and a stunning solo effort bottom, eight points from Schmeichel. of the area. he was substituted after 59 Munich as the leaders from Ribery. Hamburg had safety, with Leicester eighth on There was a buzz about The England striker took it minutes and it got worse for extended their stunning conceded 21 goals in their 40 points. Albion and they were first time and buried a stunning the Baggies three minutes later. unbeaten streak with a last three league visits to the Pardew’s job is in the balance, comfortable until the Foxes volley into the bottom corner, (Eurosport) routine 6-0 victory against Allianz Arena and it took with the managerial situation Hamburg. just eight minutes for Jupp expected to be reviewed after The hosts have not tasted Heynckes’ side to open the another defeat, with the former defeat since Nov. 25 and scoring with their first real Crystal Palace boss having won have now won 16 of their attack on the Hamburg goal. just once in 16 league games. last 17 matches in that run, Thomas Muller played Pardew earned a reprieve with their only blip being Robben through to set up a following an improved a goalless draw in their last quick break and, despite a performance in last week’s 1-0 home match against Hertha last-ditch tackle from Rick defeat at Watford, and Albion Berlin. Lewandowski scored van Drongelen, the ball fell did at least offer more early two first-half goals to reach perfectly into the path of Ribery spark against the Foxes. 99 in the German top flight before rounding goalkeeper Rondon’s eighth-minute and put the hosts 3-0 up Christian Mathenia to tap into opener did give them brief hope inside 18 minutes, following an empty net. Bayern soon but they collapsed following Franck Ribery’s opener. doubled their lead through Vardy’s leveller. He looked to have spurned Lewandowski when Kimmich Ben Chilwell was caught the chance of a century when stood up a cross for the napping to allow Burke to tease he missed an 86th-minute Poland international to tower in a cross for Rondon, and the penalty but redeemed himself over Gotoku Sakai and nod striker got across Wes Morgan four minutes later when Filip inside the far post with just to poke past Kasper Schmeichel Jamie Vardy celebrates scoring Leicester’s opening Kostic hauled down Joshua 12 minutes on the clock. (PA from six yards. goal against West Brom (Pic courtesy: theguardian) Kimmich for a second spot Sport) Leicester responded and .

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